Syracuse 100
New York State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
September 12, 1953

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 5 Tony Bettenhausen 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 100 1:20:59 74.089 200
2 2 Mike Nazaruk 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth Offy 100 Finished 160
3 12 Don Freeland 38 Bob Estes Watson Offy 100 Finished 140
4 15 Sam Hanks 3 Bardahl Kurtis 4000 Offy 99 Flagged 120
5 16 Bill Holland 29 Malamud Scopa Offy 99 Flagged 100
6 8 Jerry Hoyt 93 Dr. Morris Kurtis 2000 Offy 97 Flagged 80
7 7 Rodger Ward 92 M. A. Walker Kurtis Offy 97 Flagged 28.2
8 1 Bob Sweikert 51 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy 71 Wrecked, turn 3 50
9 11 Jack McGrath 5 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 71 Wrecked, turn 3 40
10 3 Manny Ayulo 88 Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offy 71 Wrecked, turn 3 30
11 13 Eddie Russo 81 Central Excavating Trevis Offy 70 Wrecked, turn 3 20
12 14 Johnnie Parsons 21 Belond Equa Flow Kurtis 4000 Offy 64 Low oil pressure 10
13 4 Paul Russo 7 Federal Engineering Kurtis 4000 Offy 63 Withdrew
14 10 Tommy Hinnershitz 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy 29 Engine vibration
15 17 Johnny Fedricks 89 Dunn Engineering Kurtis 500B Offy 28 Wrecked, turn 4
16 18 Jimmy Davies 9 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy 16 Blown engine
17 6 Jimmy Bryan 16 Springfield Welding Kurtis 4000 Offy 0 Wrecked, turn 3
18 9 Chuck Stevenson 98 Agajanian Kuzma Offy 0 Wrecked, turn 3
-- -- Bob Scott 92 M. A. Walker Kurtis Offy 50 Relieved R. Ward 48-97 31.8
-- -- Duane Carter 10 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jimmy Daywalt 48 Sumar Blough Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Len Duncan 33 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Walt Faulkner 23 Auto Shippers Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Andy Linden 36 Sid Street Pankratz Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Cal Niday 12 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jimmy Reece 68 Pete Wales Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Johnny Roberts 82 Burns Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Eddie Sachs 67 Glessner Clemons Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Joe Barzda X X X X -- Did not qualify
-- -- Ottis Stine X X X X -- Did not qualify
-- -- Spider Webb 65 Karl Hall/Commercial Motor Freight Ewing Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Chuck Weyant 35 Parks Pawl Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- George Wilson 95 Sacco/Wilson Johnston Wayne -- Did not qualify

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Bob Sweikert 71 1-71
Tony Bettenhausen 29 72-100